Removing Noise from Raw

[RachelHolden]

I have just read through your removing noise from Raw info.

I have on the luminance and colour as advised.

I have also been told that luminance and sharpening go together, and that they must equal 100 together. So if luminance is set at 45, sharpening is 55.

Can you please advise where "sharpening" comes into play please.

Thank you.

[Damien Symonds]

No, that's complete bollocks.  You can very much ignore that advice.

Basically, don't sharpen at all in raw.  If you do add some sharpening, make sure it's such a small amount that it doesn't risk adding back the noise you just removed.

Sharpening only happens during output - for print or web, at the very end of the workflow.